released July 8, 2022

Expanded Re-Release Explication and Liner Notes:

1. "Bradley (Bradley)": In June of 2019 a group of friends and I hiked into the wilderness of Azusa, California, to find the fabled "Bridge to Nowhere". Long story short, we found the bridge, but at great personal cost - I tore my hands open scrambling for handholds after a section of the trail gave way beneath my feet, nearly pitching me over the side of the mountain. Every other member of the expedition suffered similar physical injuries, including sprained ankles, lacerations and second- and third-degree sunburns.

One of the expedition team members, Damon, whom I refer to as "Bradley" - or "Bradley (Bradley)", as it were - was in particularly bad shape following the expedition. To boost his spirits, I decided to write him a theme song, and "Bradley (Bradley)" was born. Everyone had a good laugh over it and the song was promptly forgotten about until July of 2020, when I severely injured my hands and began delving more deeply into a cappella while rehabilitating my injuries. Today it stands as the first official song written under the moniker of Prichard Nixon and is still one of my favorite songs I have written thus far.

2. "Get Some": "Get Some" is an amalgamation of three early Prichard Nixon songs - "I Would've Been Like", "How Can I Get Some?" and "Boom". I reached a point during the songwriting process for Adventures in A Cappella where it made more sense to combine those three songs into one, as the finished product was superior to the sum of its parts. The ludicrously delightful song title "I Would've Been Like / How Can I Get Some (Boom)?" reflected this amalgamation of song ideas before, somewhat sadly, being shortened to "Get Some" prior to its release.

3. "Big Dennis": Simply put, it's a song about a large man with a lot of money. Its effervescent exuberance has made it a fan favorite since its release. Notably, it has found a unique second life as a cell phone ring tone, used by numerous individuals including Big Dennis himself.

4. "Goodman Conjuring": This song was written for and is dedicated to Mr. Lou Goodman, the world's greatest oceanography teacher.

If you're listening, Mr. Goodman, I hope this song makes up for all the times myself, Stephen, Ricky, Mauricio, Cedric, Kayleigh, Oscar, Saul, Glenn and Zoe (all the hardcore kids from the 310, basically) disrupted class to throw down a spontaneous rap battle or perform a wicked guitar solo on the fly. I miss your 150-question pop quizzes and informative videos on the destructive power of tsunamis - one of Alien Antidote's biggest songs was called "Tsunami" and it was directly influenced by watching those videos.

Please accept this song as both a thank you and an apology, Mr. Goodman. If we ever meet again in this life, I owe you a beer (or near-beer, because straight edge.)

Thank you, Mr. Goodman. Your class provided me some of the best times of my life and that's no shit.

I hope you all have enjoyed revisiting these songs as much as I have. Until next time, take care of each other. There will be more to come.

Sincerely,


Prichard Nixon
Desert Hot Springs, CA
July 8, 2022

This is Copyright Records release 012.